Thermodynamics
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We can compute the energy of hydrogen and helium using the equipartition theorem. But when we try to compute their entropy, we run into a problem. We get INFINITY. This "parado...
#thermofact Carnot (1824) asked, Given an amount of coal, what is the heaviest weight that can be raised to a height? 1/ In answering the question, Carnot conceived the notion of...
#thermofact The Logic of Thermodynamics 1/ All applications of thermodynamics run on a basic algorithm. This thread traces the derivation of the Basic Algorithm of Thermodynamic...
#thermofact dS = (1/T)dU + (P/T)dV 1/ The equation relates five leading thermodynamic properties: S = entropy U = energy V = volume T = temperature P = pressure This thread deri...
New Physics π§΅! Ludwig Boltzmann was not just a father of Statistical Physics but also a master of Thermodynamics. Thatβs how he got his name on the Stefan-Boltzmann law. If you all...
